LIVONIA, MI--Aug. 21, 2013: TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. , the
global leader in active and passive safety, has designed a new anchor seat
belt pretensioner in a rotary configuration (known as the APR1) to further
strengthen its product portfolio, especially for challenging packaging
situations.

The APR1 features a lighter weight design and more compact packaging
resulting in an easy integration for vehicle manufacturer interiors. There
is no linkage element necessary and only the normal seat belt webbing will
be visible in the vehicle cabin. It is designed to deliver pretensioning
forces of more than 3 kN, which can help to remove some seat belt slack
within milliseconds of a crash being detected .

When combined with TRW's full spectrum of occupant protection seat belt
and airbag options, the APR1 helps form the basis of advanced adaptive
occupant technologies designed to help manage occupant energy in an
unavoidable crash scenario. For example it can be combined with TRW's
Active Control Retractor system or Active Buckle lifter, that help to
remove some seatbelt slack before a crash occurs if a potential crash is
detected by active vehicle sensors.

"We are seeing strong interest globally for APR1 due to its packaging,
weight and performance attributes. The rotary design helps deliver enhanced
pretensioning functionality and TRW is uniquely positioned to combine this
technology with other occupant safety and active safety technologies to
sense a crash and react to the unique characteristics of the crash."